Landmarks of American History and Culture
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This grant funds workshops nationwide to help educators and humanities professionals use place-based learning in their teaching and scholarship.
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Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Due Dates: February 11, 2026 (Estimated Application Due Date)
Funding Amounts: Up to $190,000 per award; total program funding approximately $2.5 million; awards support one-week workshops
Summary: Supports one-week residential, virtual, and hybrid workshops nationwide to help K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches in humanities teaching and scholarship.
Key Information: Open to a broad range of applicants including state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions; no cost sharing required.
Description
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers funding through the "Landmarks of American History and Culture" program to support a series of one-week workshops held across the United States. These workshops may be residential, virtual, or a combination of both formats. The program aims to enhance how K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals integrate place-based learning approaches into their teaching and scholarship in the humanities.
Place-based learning emphasizes the use of local landmarks, historical sites, and cultural resources to deepen understanding of American history and culture. The workshops provide participants with opportunities to engage with primary sources, visit libraries, museums, and historic sites, and collaborate with scholars and peers. The program encourages innovative teaching methods that connect humanities content to specific places and communities.
This initiative is part of NEH’s Division of Education Programs, which supports humanities education through curriculum development and professional development opportunities for educators at all levels.
